Throughout their series against the Boston Bruins there had been many rumors about what injury Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was dealing with. Today it was confirmed by Auston Matthews himself that it was sickness and then a weird hit in Game 4 that kept him out.
This answer from Auston Matthews provides some answers but still leaves many questions. He declined to answer what the fallout or exact injury from the "weird hit" was.
The Maple Leafs were able to hold on without Auston Matthews but ultimately fell when he returned in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins. Now the offseason ahead creates a lot of questions for the future of the Maple Leafs. One thing is for certain though Auston Matthews is a clear part of the team's future.
POLL | ||
MAI 6 | 175 ANSWERS Auston Matthews comes clean about his injury against the Bruins Will we ever find out exactly what injury Auston Matthews suffered during the Stanley Cup Playoffs? | ||
Yes | 31 | 17.7 % |
No | 144 | 82.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
Arshdeep Bains | - | - | - | |
Justin Barron | - | - | - | |
John Beecher | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Teddy Blueger | - | - | - | |
Brock Boeser | - | - | - | |
Robert Bortuzzo | - | - | - | |
Erik Brannstrom | - | - | - | |
Justin Brazeau | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Brandon Carlo | - | - | - | |
Cole Caufield | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Logan Cooley | - | - | - | |
Charlie Coyle | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
Jake Debrusk | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |